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A Fine, Quiet Sunday Morning in December….
Today’s annual remembrance of the sneak attack at Pearl Harbor has an especially salient echo given that it’s a Sunday. I am reminded of Captain Billy Mitchell’s interwar warning, quoted in The Airman’s War by Albert Marrin. By chance, I … Continue reading
Alabama honors the Marquis de Lafayette!
Two hundred years ago today the Marquis de Lafayette, as part of a tour of the rapidly-expanding United States, visited the capital of Alabama, Cahawba. Sitting at the convergence of the Alabama and Cahawba rivers, this river city was the … Continue reading
Top Ten Favorite Movies Watched in 2024
I watched a ridiculous amount of movies in 2024. (189!) Here’s my ten favorites, rewatches being disqualified. Margin Call, 2011. Unexpectedly compelling for a movie that takes place over the course of two days, all of which involve men … Continue reading
“Reader’s Advisory: Thrillers!”
Grad school has kept me very busy this semester, with serious deadlines every single week. It would be the reason I haven’t posted any reviews in the last week, though there are a couple upcoming, if only in a short-round … Continue reading
Moviewatch, September 2024
Reagan, 2024. Biopic released 20 years after the Gipper’s death, this is an adoring take on Reagan’s life, based off of a Paul Kengor book called Crusader. It’s framed as an aging Soviet (Jon Voight) trying to explain the effect … Continue reading
WWW Wednesday + Pensacola Pics
Plus today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews, but that would make for a long title. WHAT have you finished reading recently? And God Came In, a biography of Joy Davidman, who became C.S. Lewis’ dearest friend, writing collaborator, and … Continue reading
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What’s in a name?
When I first searched my name in high school, I saw “crown” and was quite pleased, but later I saw it meant “crown of martyrdom” I was raised in a devout Pentecostal home, and when I was born, they named … Continue reading
Moviewatch: July 2023
July was an unusal month in that I literally only watched one movie by myself, Father Stu. The rest were watched with (and chosen by) friends. Manhattan Murder Mystery, 1993. Woody Allen’s wife Diane Keaton is suspicious about the death … Continue reading
Right! Stop that! It’s getting a bit silly!
…and a bit suspect, I think. I’m surprised they’re not leading off with the Gorn cliffhanger, buuuuuuut I can see why they thought the fans would get a kick out of this. It’s more Lower Decks style, though….not as if … Continue reading
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